When you hear the Southwest Airlines tagline “You’re now free to move about the country” the one time that you could really appreciate it, is if you were to loose that freedom.

Stricken with failed knees, and an ill-fitted wheelchair that set her up for a horrible fall from a church ramp, Evelyn Austin, had become a prisoner in her Williamstown, Nj home, confined to her bed for almost 2 years.

I came to know about Evelyn through a series of letters that her Daughter Ronda Austin had written me while I was incarcerated.

This is their story. God Bless Austin Family

-Tune

243 Comments to “Blog #4: Lil Wayne & The Gift of Freedom”

WAYNE I LOVE U VERY MUCH AN NO MATTER WAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT U YOU ARE GODS CHILD AN UR ACT OF KINDNESS IS GRATFUL!!! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OR 4 AN YES IT IS HARD 4 ME SUM TIMES I DONT NO WHERE MY KIDS NEXT MEAL IS CUMIN FROM! BUT I PUT MY TRUST IN GOD AN PRAY DAT IT WILL BE A DAY THAT ME AN MY KIDS CAN BE HAPPY I HAVE ALOT OF SAD DAYS CAUSE OF DIS MONEY ISSUE BUT AGAIN ALL I CAN DO IS PRAY!! AN WAT U DID WAS A BLESSIN AN I THANK GOD 4 U!! STAY BLESS!!!

WANYE GOD HAS SMILED ON U AN U ARE A BLESSIN AN THE ONLY PRESON DAT U HAVE TO DEAL WITH ON UR PAST IS GOD!!! JUST KEEP UR TRUST IN GOD LIKE I DO AN EVERYTHING WILL BE OK!! ALL I CAN DO IS PRAY DAT SOME ONE HAS A HEART LIKE U AN BLESS ME!! MUCH LOVE TO U AGAIN! AN MAY HE BLESS U AN UR FAMILY!!

Just read the kind gesture you made to the young ladie’s mother. Just wanted to say “thank you” for being a good example to us all. I wish more people would act as you did and help someone else in need. You have much talent and now you show you have big heart too. God bless you Lil Wayne!!!!

[...] While he was serving his eight months in New York’s Riker’s Island on a weapons charge he was getting letters sent to him from a woman named Ronda. She wrote to him telling him to keep his head up and to stay encouraged. She talked a lot about herself and her family. Here is what she said in a video that was posted on Lil Wayne’s site, WeezyThanxsYou.com: [...]

I love it. Weezy you are modest but you must to know that you did a lot important things for music and for people too. I love 6’7 and i love what you did for this people cuz you not even help her mother but all this familly. God bless you and yours children. I love you from poland and sorry for my english.

[...] charge, has bestowed the mother of fan Ronda Austin with a wheelchair. He writes on his website, WeezyThanxYou.com, that he came to know Ronda through a series of letters she sent him while he was serving his [...]

What a wonderful, kind thing to do… to remember a stranger who encouraged you during a difficult time in your life, and give back to her in such an unexpected, incredibly generous way. This is a beautiful, inspiring story. You were a blessing to someone, and I am sure that you will find that God will bring you bountiful opportunities and blessings in return.

Weezy is an incredible person. No one can say anything about him. He has been through a lot in his life too. This just shows what an amazing guy he really is. Anyone that writes or thinks bad of him is honestly just jealous of what a great person he is and how fantastic he is doing. He gives back to his fans so much more than anyone else. That shows that he really is doing it for his fans. Which no one else really does. Thank youu ! Nothing will ever bring u down wayne. I Love you <3

dear wayne im not sure if yu will read this but i jus want yu to no how much i care about yu i really appriciate yu everything that yu do im behind yu 100% there is nothing in this world i would do 4 yu i love yu an young money i really dnt have wut yu call a family its a fend for ur self type thing an i sit back an watch how yu take care of ur kids show nuff nae nae lik i wish my daddy would be here for me lik that i mean ur a rapper u on the road every day an yu take time out for ur kids lik my daddy all he does is dj an cut hair an he cant even take time out to take care or call his kids my momma aint had a job in almost a year an he sends us 12 an 11 dollar child support checks wut we supposed to do with that but yu mean alot to me i look up to yu because ur the type of person that dnt care wut ppl think of yu cause yu gne b yu regaurdless an i lik that about yu my birthday is january 7th i will be 18 years i kno yu prolly wont have time but it would mean so much to me to get a phone call or a letter wuld be even better because i could keep it 4eva i love yu guys so much an nicki ur the best lol but wayne i love yu so much call anytime yu can call b4 my bday to if yu want it doesnt matter 256 419 8504 it would mean so much to me

I honnesly love all what you reprezent!i can’t live without your music,without you!day by day i fxck all the people who makes me feel like a piece of junk…your music helps me,and give me power to pass out and to care about me and to listen the people who care about what i reprezent…thank you,and be blessed and man take care,cause you are a true talent,i don’t know what i’m gonna do without you!keep up the good work!LOVE YOU Forever!!!:-*peace!

To Truth.2me this is by no means 4attention,it was attention to the many people that look up2 & look2 Wayne2 live by selflessness&Love!!! Any1 that pays any attention 2 Wayne should know that.this is my response 2your comment Truth.

my dear wayne that was truely a blessing u done for that family u kno i always prayed for u while u were away jus that god keep u safe and b in ur heart and ta walk with u.. a lot of people go away and say they found god or they gave they life ta him i truely believe that u r a changed person and jus keepn ur fans updated and sending shout outs r good cus sometimes i b haven a rough day and a message will come thru about u and it makes my day a little brighter lots of love…michelle

GOSH how Horrible can a state be soory but EVELYN AUISTIN got in jail while she had a Horrible fall from a RAM with is this?! Why She NOT the church?? PPl do everything to make the ill ppl ruin their live down SUCK STAATE damn When i was one of them I would be bring them all to jail. ANd yell my Voice out How dumbass ppl could be ! give an illness Person JAIL shiit. They never thought when she got to jail what all can happen there with her. And she get another jail ?!

Thats a truely blessed Moment for her and i can mind she was shocked after she get this GIFT of FREEDOME. you have very dope change after your BIGG hard time!. THIS IS WEEZY.

THE WORLD have NO WHRE ENCOURAGEMENT not there NOT on GERMANY. GOD bless you!
LET 2011 be tghe best you ever have! lots of loe peacee

Always admired your persona Lil Wayne its always heartening to witness how humble you are bro. Im on hotnewhiphop and on your fb everyday checkin’ for your latest shit. Can not wait to hear the fire you spit on Carter IV.